homas Fuller, an African sold into slavery in 1724 at the age of 14, was sometimes known as the “Virginia Calculator” for his extraordinary ability to solve complex math problems in his head. He was asked how many seconds there were in a year and a half, he answered in about two minutes, 47,304,000. Again Read More…
Month: April 2023
·Woman Who Underwent A Double Mastectomy To Remove Her Two Breasts
A 29-year-old woman who underwent a double mastectomy has revealed she is now more confident than she used to be. Stephanie Germino, from Florida, was left shocked when she was told there was a mutation in her BRCA1 gene, which meant she had an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer. In a bid to Read More…
What Historical Fact Blows Your Mind?
oday, we pay tribute to Anarcha Westcott. She was a 17-year-old slave who underwent about 30 operations without anesthesia for a vesico-vaginal fistula (abnormal connection between the vagina and bladder = urine coming out of your vagina). She recovered after this operation. James Marion Sim (we refuse to call him a doctor) was the racist Read More…
My Son Said He Would Call Social Services Unless I Raised His Allowance. Should I Believe Him?
Dial the number, hand him the phone. My kid did the same thing at age 11. The woman asked him three questions. “Do you eat regularly?” He responded everyday. “Do you have clean, pressed and untorn clothing to wear?” Again, Yes. “Do you have a warm bed with clean covers, to sleep in and pajamas?” Read More…
Relationships After Relationships Who Is To Blame
Second girlfriend out of secondary school. A Caribbean girl just like myself, but lived most of her life in the USA. I liked that. I liked the accent. Six months into the relationship, I finally found out that she had a young boy. Not too long afterwards, the father, also a local living in the Read More…
A Relationship with Someone Who Already Has Children
I’m 12 years older than my husband and when we first started dating, I assumed that would end up a deal breaker. He thought having a young child would be a deal breaker. We got close very quickly but we decided to not include his than 2 1/2 year old daughter until we were sure Read More…
Drunk Woman Falls Asleep In The Back Of A Taxi After A Night Out In The City.
A very drunk woman falls asleep in the back of a taxi after a night out in the city. Eventually, upon arriving at her destination out in the suburbs, the taxi driver wakes her up and asks her for the fare. The woman, still drunk, fumbles around in her purse but can’t find her cash.So Read More…
What Not To Do If You Get A Snake Bite
What NOT to do if You Get a Snake Bite by Avery Hurt You’re more likely to be struck by lightning than die from a venomous snake bite. But bites do happen. If you do find yourself on the business end of a snake’s fangs, here are a few things you need to know. What Read More…
Children Are Not A Racist
Last week our UPS man drove in our neighborhood. Kenzi saw the truck and thought it might be her daddy. I assured her it was not because we live in Walnut Ridge(recently moved). She runs outside and stands in our driveway, as he returns, she is waving at him BIG, he waves back just as Read More…
A Boy With Autism Went To Get Menu And Wind Up Having Lunch
So my husband tells my son (who has autism) to run in and get a take-out menu from Sun Restaurant. They even practice it in the car beforehand. Then my son goes in and my husband is waiting…and waiting…and waiting…so finally decides to see what’s going on. What’s going on is that my son Read More…